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Re: Alturas

Author: HUTCH 7.62

Date: 11-28-2019 - 08:19

trackwalker Wrote:
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> Jeff Moore Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Scratch that, I've since been informed a
> handful
> > of fertilizer and grain shipments have gone to
> and
> > from McArthur in recent years. I stand
> corrected.
> >
> >
> > Jeff Moore
> > Elko, NV
> We to saw a couple of cars there in early
> September this year as we were passing through.
>
> Additional Alturas/Modoc question; in google
> earthing the line from Alturas to K-Falls, I see
> three abandoned wyes at Ambrose, Hackamore and
> Perez. The one at Ambrose looks like the tail
> track might have gone somewhere at one time. But
> the other two, Hackamore and Perez seem to just be
> wyes for turning. What was the purpose of those
> three wyes? It just seems odd to have them so
> close together.

There was a Balloon track at Sage Hen. And IIRC maybe a couple of others on the line.

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HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> trackwalker Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Jeff Moore Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > Scratch that, I've since been informed a
> > handful
> > > of fertilizer and grain shipments have gone
> to
> > and
> > > from McArthur in recent years.  I stand
> > corrected.
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Jeff Moore
> > > Elko, NV
> > We to saw a couple of cars there in early
> > September this year as we were passing through.
> 
> > 
> > Additional Alturas/Modoc question; in google
> > earthing the line from Alturas to K-Falls, I
> see
> > three abandoned wyes at Ambrose, Hackamore and
> > Perez. The one at Ambrose looks like the tail
> > track might have gone somewhere at one time.
> But
> > the other two, Hackamore and Perez seem to just
> be
> > wyes for turning. What was the purpose of those
> > three wyes? It just seems odd to have them so
> > close together.
> 
> 
> There was a Balloon track at Sage Hen. And IIRC
> maybe a couple of others on the line.

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